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Woman gives birth after transplant of ovarian tissue

10 June, 2015, 03:17 AM

Woman gives birth after transplant of ovarian tissue

A woman who had ovarian tissue removed and frozen during childhood has given birth to a baby after the tissue was successfully transplanted back into her, enabling her to get pregnant. (Image for representation only) The woman, now 27, was only 13 when doctors stored some of her tissue because she was about to have a medical treatment that likely would leave her infertile. Doctors described her case as the first time tissue was removed from someone so young and ultimately led to the birth of a healthy baby. Born in the Republic of Congo, the woman was diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia, a serious blood disorder, when she was five. She was not identified by the doctors. At age 11, she and her family .. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47612193.cms?cfmid=7000000&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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